Tobacco tamper



Feb. 20, 1951 2,542,110

L. W. BERCHMAN TOBACCO TAMPER Filed Aug. 12, 1947` 132g 5' Pf/ ATTOQ/YE K Patented Feb. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES GFF-ICE TOBACCO TAMPER.

Leonardv Berchman, Los Angeles, ,Calif.

ADIZOIIUAIgUStflZ, 1947, Slifl N`0. 768;207:

1 Claim.

.- The present .invention relates to atarnper'of av typeuwhich is Aadapted torbe detachablyA securedv toythe bowl of atobacco pipe and so positioned with relation to the Vbowl that .any tobacco. therein may be readily tamped.

' Anobject .ofthe invention is the provision of a tamperwhich is ornamental, which does not detract from the appearance of the pipe bowl vand isso constructedasto 4permit the pipe bowl to be filled with tobacco without interferingwith said filling.

Afurther object of thelinventionis the/provision of. a tobacco tamper for pipes which embodiesinits .construction a meanswhereby the pipe .bowl may be readily cleanedof burnt tobacco.

A further-.objectis the provision of a tobacco tamper which is inexpensive in cost of manufacture,- of simpleconstruction and superior to tobacco tampers now known to the inventor.

With the abovev mentioned'and other objects in. View, the: invention consists :in .the noveland useful provision, formation, construction, association and relative arrangement of parts, members and features; all as-shown-in certain embodiments iin'. the accompanying; drawing, described.

` generally and more particularly pointedI outin the claim.

In the drawing:

Fig..1..is a fragmentary sideelevation ofa pipe.

withits bowl, the bowl being shown partially in section, with the tobacco tamper of the invention shown vmounted over saidlbowli 4,lligf'is'a plan viewv ofthetobacco tamper and looking in the direction of the arrow 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of the tobacco tamper on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and likewise showing a fragment of the pipe bowl in section;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to that of Fig. 3, with one of the tobacco tamper members in moved position from that; of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view, partly in section and showing one member of the tobacco tamper swung outwardly relative to the pipe bowl;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a modified form of the device for securing the tamper to the Ipipe bowl; and

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the tamper securing device shown in Fig. 6 and looking in the direction of the arrow 'I of said figure.

Referring now with particularity to the drawmg:

The device of the invention in the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-5 inclusive includes a clip I having arms 2 and 3, interconnected by piece 4,

(Cl. ISI-184) the. arm. 3 l normally: being positioned.. withifntl'ieVv pipe; bowl 15, .whilezthesarm 2 engages .the exterior.: surface oftheo-bo-wllat 6; Asfthereois adifference initlie external andfinternal surfaces'ofthebowl, n the .armzis preferablymadeshorter than'arm 2.-'.

vided witha longitudinally extending slot .8; Ther connecting piece 4 is provided with twospaced apartand substantially parallel. ears. or lugs 9 and IU, between which istpositionedfarmil. Arm

I I .is yadapted to .beswingingly mountedbetween communicationwith saidggroove at one end .of said f arm, .as shown. at. I1.-

transverselyy bored at? I, .and passed through -said bore is an stems being secured together bye pm 21 passe' through aligned transverse bores in said ends. It will be observed upon reference to Fig. 3 that end 25 of stem 23 is at an angle and is adapted to engage complementary angled end 28 of the stem 24 when the stem 23 is moved to a vertical position, or from the position of Fig. 3 to that of Fig. 4. Preferably, the stems 23 and 24 are square in cross section and the transverse bore 2I is complementary thereto. Thisl prevents rotation of the articulated member relative t0 arm Il. Surrounding stem 23 is a coil spring 29; one end of the spring bears against a head or finger piece 39 carried by stem 23, while the opposite end engages portion I8 of arm I I. The spring normally urges the articulated member in one direction to position the foraminous disc 25 adjacent the under surface of the arm I I, or in the full line position shown in Fig. 4. When the articulated member is fully extended, or in the position shown in Fig. 4, the stem 23 may be swung relative to its pivot point with the It will` be observedvv upon reference toFigs. 3 and 4thatthexgroove. :is of variable depth, v.as-for instanceillustrated Y atIB, I andZIl The. portionlrof the arnris.v

articulatedlmember. designated. gengerallyas 22. The articulatedrnember.islforrneti` in twoparts..orstems.23,.and.24, stem.24 being; centrally, securedto aforaminousdisc. 25. .Th' stem 2'llfis` providedwith aloifurcated.end.to..r

3 stem 24, or to the position shown in Fig. 3, at which time the head or finger piece 30 lies adjacent one end of said arm. The end wall 3| of the arm l I is curved slightly at 32 and in Ysuch a manner that when stem 23 is swung from the position of Fig. 4 to that of Fig. 3, the head or nger piece 30 will slide over said curved portion 32 and frictionally engage the end wall 3|, and in this manner prevent the stem 23 from swinging to a vertical position under influence of the spring 29. When the stem 23 is lying in the horizontal position shown in Fig. 3, the spring 29 is under slight compression and constantly urges the stem 23 to move to a vertical position.

I'he form of the invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7 differs with respect to the means for securing the device to the pipe bowl. In place of providing a clip, I provide an interrupted ring- 40 provided with out-turned lugs 4l and 42 at the interrupted portions of said ring, and with an intermediate offset portion 43 provided with a pair of spaced apart substantially parallel lugs 44 and 45. The lugs are provided with pivots 46 and 41. It is intended that the arm Il with its associated parts should be positioned between pivots 46 and 41 in the same manner as said arm is positioned between the pivots of the lugs 9 and I0.

The operation, uses and advantages of the invention just described are as follows:

."Assuming use of the invention of the form shown in Figs. 1-5 inclusive, the clip is passed over the bowl in the manner shown in Fig. 1, which will hold the device in position of service. 'I'he clip may be on the forward portion of the 'bowl or at any other location desired. The arm H may be swung from the position of Fig. l to that of Fig. 5 to permit the bowl to receive tobacco. Preferably the tobacco is simply poured from a tobacco pouch into the bowl without tamping the same with the finger. After the pipe bowl has been lled to a desired level with tobacco, the arm Il is swung from the position of Fig. 5 to that of Fig. 1, whereupon the thumb may engage the head or linger piece 3U to flip the member 22 under spring actuation into anv upright position or to the position shown in Fig. 4." The nger may then depress member 22 so as to force the disc against the tobacco and in this manner the tobacco is tamped. After a tamping operation, the articulated member 23 is swung from the vertical position of Fig. 4 to that of Fig. 3 and the tobacco may then be ig- '2,542,110 ,f f". ,n i.

nited for smoking purposes. The foraminous disc does not interfere with the burning of the tobacco and as a consequence the device may be left in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3, or it may be swung to the position shown in Fig. 5. After the tobacco in the bowl of the pipe has been completely burnt, the clip may be removed from the bowl and the arm 2 used to scrape the interior of the bowl free of the burnt tobacco.

The form of the invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7 differs only as to the means for securing the device to the bowl; in this particular means it is clamped within the bowl, the pointed ends 49 engaging the interior of the bowl to prevent removal of the device, while the lugs 4I, 42 and 43 limit downward movement of the device within the bowl. Other than this, the device as depicted in Figs. 1-5 remains the same.

Often during smoking the lighted tobacco within'the pipe bowl requires tamping; obviously if the nger is used for this purpose it is liable to bel burned. The present device solves this difficulty as tamping may occur at any time.

I claim:

A tobacco tamper, including an arm formed on one surface with an elongated groove and with a transverse bore communicating with the groove; a pair of stems hinged together, a disc carriedv by one of said stems and a coil spring surrounding the other stem and normally urging both stems in one direction relative to the arm to position the disc adjacent a surface of thev arm, the said hinged relationship permitting swinging movement of one of the stems downf wardly within the groove of the arm.

LEONARD W. BERCHM'AN.

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